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sleuthing

sleuthing noun: detective work. Also the present participle and gerund of sleuth.

Noun

sleuthing (countable and uncountable, plural sleuthings)

  1. Detective work.
    • “Wotcher, me old cock sparrow, how's the sleuthing business?” bellowed Sandy, pausing and balancing his saddle on one knee while he looped up the girth.1962, Dick Francis, chapter 19, in Dead Cert, published 2004, page 266
    • Keane's speeches have not reduced the number of Amerasian births, but a decade of sleuthing has helped nearly 600 Amerasian orphans find new homes in the United States.1980, Geo, volume 2, number 2, page 80

Also used as

sleuthing is also the present participle and gerund of sleuth.

Forms of sleuthing

pluralsleuthings

Questions about sleuthing

What does sleuthing mean?
Sleuthing means detective work.
What part of speech is sleuthing?
Sleuthing is a noun.
What is the plural of sleuthing?
The plural of sleuthing is sleuthings.

Words near sleuthing in the dictionary

  1. sleuthed
  2. sleuthery
  3. sleuthhound
  4. sleuthhounds
  5. sleuthiness
  6. sleuthing
  7. sleuthings
  8. sleuthlike
  9. sleuths
  10. sleuthwork
  11. sleuthy

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